Riccardo Muti

New Year's Concert 2021 (2021)

Having enjoyed a 50-year musical partnership with the Vienna Philharmonic, Riccardo Muti takes charge of the celebrations for the sixth time in what's bound to be a uniquely poignant occasion. The concert includes the traditional mix of Austrian classics, ...

Resurrection (2019)

The film is a rendition of Resurrection, Tolstoy's last novel. It begins with a reading of the beginning of the first part in Naples, in September 2012. It moves on to Berlin, Locarno 2013, Oneglia, Paris, Casalborgone, and it ends in Milan with the beginn ...

Verdi-Requiem mit Riccardo Muti (2019)

New Year's Concert: 2018 - Vienna Philharmonic (2018)

The New Year's Concert live from Vienna is one of the world's most famous and spectacular classical music events. It was be broadcast on TV and radio and reaches over 90 countries around the world with more than 40 million viewers. Broadcast on BBC2, New Y ...

New Year's Concert 2018 (2018)

For the New Year's Concert 2018 world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti returns to conduct the New Year's Concert for the fifth time. He has conducted the Vienna Philharmonic for over 500 concerts, has a very close connection to the orchestra and is one of ...

Vienna New Year's Concert 2018 (2018)

For the New Year's Concert 2018 world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti returns to conduct the New Year's Concert for the fifth time. He has conducted the Vienna Philharmonic for over 500 concerts, has a very close connection to the orchestra and is one of ...

Aida - Verdi - Salzburg Festival (2017)

Passionate and unconditionally dedicated, Anna Netrebko makes her Salzburg Festival debut as Aida, alongside Francesco Meli as Radamès and Ekaterina Semenchuk as her rival Amneris. Conducted by none other than Verdi expert Riccardo Muti. This performance ...

Stanotte al Museo Egizio (2015)

Beethoven: Symphony 9 by Riccardo Muti (2014)

Experience what Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti calls "the work of a divine architect" in this special encore presentation of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Recorded live September 18, 2014, at Orchestra Hall during one of the opening programs of the Chicag ...

Carlos Kleiber: I am Lost to the World (2011)

Austrian classical conductor Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004) was as eccentric and reclusive as he was brilliant, persistently and obstreperously declining to participate in the international music community or business. This set him apart from his more public c ...

Europakonzert 2009 from Naples (2009)

Verdi: " La forza del destino", overture Martucci: "La canzone dei ricordi" Schubert: The "Great" Symphony No. ...

Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (2008)

Riccardo Muti leads the Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper in this performance of Mozart's opera, recorded live in 1996. The performers include Barbara Frittoli, Angelika Kirchschlager, Angelika Kirchschlager and Michael Schade. ...

Don Pasquale (2006)

Determined to wed, a foolhardy old man is tricked by his friends into a sham wedding with an impish widow who turns into a harpy -- which subsequently cures his desire to marry in composer Gaetano Donizetti's famous opera buffa. Baritone Alessandro Corbell ...

Europa Riconosciuta (2004)

Diana Damrau performs the title role of Salieri's opera staged in the Teatro alla Scala in 2004. Riccardo Muti conducts the Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus with the cast also including Desirée Rancatore as Semele and Genia Kühmeier as Asterio. ...

Neujahrskonzert 2004 (2004)

The Vienna Philharmonic's 2004 New Year's Concert was conducted by Riccardo Muti and featured a traditional program of music by the Strauss family and their contemporaries, performing well-known pieces like the "An der schönen blauen Donau" waltz and the ...

Conducting Mahler (2002)

Documents the interpretations of Gustav Mahler's compositions by conductors Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado, and Simon Rattle, who detail the special relationship they have with Mahler's work. ...

Falstaff (La Scala) (2002)

Verdi's opera, performed by the choir and orchestra of the La Scala theatre under Riccardo Muti. ...

Le Nozze di Figaro (2001)

Il Trovatore - Teatro alla Scala (2001)

In 2001, the centenary of Verdi's death was commemorated around the world, especially in the composer's homeland, Italy, where he died on January 27th 1901. La Scala in Milan, where many of Verdi's greatest works were premiered, marked the anniversary by p ...

Manon Lescaut (1998)

TDK presents a recording of Puccini's heart-breaking opera from one of the best opera houses of the world featuring star tenor José Cura and remarkable soprano Maria Guleghina as the two inseparable lovers. Riccardo Muti, music director of La Scala at the ...

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (1994)

The artistic evolution of the great composer, whose work left an indelible mark in the history of Italian cinema. In this documentary Nino Rota's extraordinary musical production relives in the words of his friends and colleagues. His collaboration with Vi ...

Rigoletto (1994)

Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Itali ...

Don Pasquale - Teatro alla Scala (1994)

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert (1993)

A look at the life and work of composer Nino Rota. ...

I vespri Siciliani (1990)

The story revolves around a Sicilian rebellion against the French, fueled by themes of oppression, freedom, and the personal costs of conflict. The opera explores a love triangle, a troubled father-son relationship, and culminates in a bloody uprising duri ...

Nabucco (1986)

Live performance from La Scala in Milan. Nabucco was the first production of the theatre's 1986-87 season. ...

Cosi Fan Tutte (1983)

An excellent performance of this delightful opera. The principals are superb, especially the sisters. Bruscantini as Don Alfonso is past his prime, but he knows and understands the role inside out, so one does not even notice his vocal limitations. Araiza ...

Verdi Ernani (1982)

It truly is an historic performance. Domingo looking and singing like a god pouring out golden tones; Renato Bruson sounds, like the sublime Verdian Baritone that he was at that time; Nicolai Ghiaurov proves again that he was one of the greatest "Verdi Bas ...

Nabucco (2011)

Live performance from Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, March 2011. ...

Don Giovanni (2009)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni is performed live at the Theater an der Wien in this 1999 production starring Carlos Alvarez in the title role and featuring the music of the Choir and Orchester der Weiner Staatsoper performing under the guiding wand ...

Verdi: Otello (2008)

In the 16th century, in Cyprus, at the port of Famagusta, General Otello arrives with his ship after defeating the Turkish navy in the Mediterranean and securing Venetian rule over Cyprus, but jealousy, conspiracy and revenge lead to tragedy. 'Otello' is ...

Dialogues des Carmelites (2004)

Based on a true story, the "Dialogues des Carmelites" sets the life of the Carmelites nuns at the dawn of the French Revolution. "Robert Carsen's production is effective in its simplicity, allowing the drama to speak for itself. Dagmar Schellenberger comp ...

Rossini: Moïse et Pharaon (2003)

Live from La Scala Wednesday 10 December 2003 ...

Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera - Salvatore Licitra, Maria Guleghina, Riccardo Muti, Teatro alla Scala (2001)

Conducted by Riccardo Muti, the master of the Scala in Milan for twenty years, the Verdian melodrama unfolds before our eyes. This Cavani's approach is ageless and excellence is pre-eminent: to start with, the role of Riccardo is played by the wonderful Sa ...

Tosca (2000)

Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. This version is conducted by Riccardo Muti at La Scala, Milan. ...

Don Carlo (1992)

This opera was filmed live at La Scala in 1992. The all-star cast includes Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, aolo Coni, Daniela Dessi, Luciana d'Intio, and Alexander Anismov. Riccardo Muti conducts. ...

La Donna del Lago (1992)

Based on a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott and set against the backdrop of feudal Scotland, "La Donna del Lago" is one of Gioacchini Rossini's finest operas -- yet it's rarely performed. This video gives viewers a rare opportunity to see the work in its ...

Attila (1991)

Live from La Scala 1991 ...

I vespri Siciliani (1990)

The story revolves around a Sicilian rebellion against the French, fueled by themes of oppression, freedom, and the personal costs of conflict. The opera explores a love triangle, a troubled father-son relationship, and culminates in a bloody uprising duri ...

Pergolesi: The Brother in Love (La Scala) (1989)

Live from La Scala Friday 22 December 1989 ...

Guglielmo Tell (1988)

Live from La Scala Wednesday 14 December 1988. ...

Nabucco (1977)

A groundbreaking production of Verdi's masterpiece and its first video recording. Recorded live in Florence in 1977. ...